respiratory organ
English Thesaurus
1. any organ involved in the process of respiration (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | internal organ, viscus, |
| definition | : | a main organ that is situated inside the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | branchia, gill, |
| definition | : | respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lung, |
| definition | : | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | book lung, |
| definition | : | organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | respiratory system, systema respiratorium, |
| definition | : | the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing (noun.body) |
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